Weekly News (June 15, 2015)

Cigar News

• Aging Room Announces Quattro F59 & FFortisimo M19
• Credo Releases New Special T Cutter
• Crowned Heads Ships The Angel’s Anvil 2015
• Davidoff Announces Golden Band Awards Nominees
• Davidoff Escurio Planned for IPCPR 2015
• Davidoff Opens New Basel Store
• Dram Ships Cask No. 4
• Drew Estate Sending Second Tienda Exclusiva by Willy Herrera Heading to Riverside Cigar Shop & Lounge
• Foundation Cigar Co. Hires David Sather
• Fratello Bianco Soft Launch This Week
• Guayacan Rojas Reserve Coming to IPCPR 2015
• HVC Cerro Line Gaining New Size at IPCPR 2015
• La Palina Goldie Robusto Extra Ships
• Mombacho Cigars S.A. Announces New Distribution
• New World Zander-Greg 20th Anniversary Slated for September
• Ortega & Williams Releasing Miami Stash Later This Month
• Quesada Oktoberfest Returning for 2015 With New Size, Limited Nicaraguan Puros
• Recluse Amadeus Habano Reserva Slated for IPCPR 2015
• RoMa Craft Tobac Ships Neanderthal SGP
• Warped Bringing Corto to IPCPR 2015
• Warped Making Don Reynaldo Regular Production

Trademark News

• AllanPaul Companies files for a trademark on “BITS OF”

AllanPaul Companies (@CruxCigars) has filed for a trademark on “BITS OF" pic.twitter.com/hf82pT6hIc

— Charlie Minato (@charlieminato) June 12, 2015

• Crowned Heads, LLC files for a trademark on “LAS MAREAS”

.@TheCrownedHeads has filed for a trademark on “LAS MAREAS" pic.twitter.com/c8LvNcXged

— Charlie Minato (@charlieminato) June 11, 2015

• General Cigar Co. files for a trademark on “CAO PILON”
• Gunslinger Cigar LLC files for a trademark on “Shrunken Heads”

Gunslinger Cigar LLC has filed for a trademark on “Shrunken Heads" pic.twitter.com/0mZ1SWwY67

— Charlie Minato (@charlieminato) June 12, 2015

• Miami Cigar & Co. files for a trademark on “DANNO”

.@MiamiCigar has filed for a trademark on “DANNO" pic.twitter.com/K0ZCF7DWvv

— Charlie Minato (@charlieminato) June 11, 2015

• Obrigada Panama S.A. files for a trademark on “WHAT’S UP MAN”

Obrigada Panama S.A. has filed for a trademark on “WHAT’S UP MAN" pic.twitter.com/jV3mvsa2jA

— Charlie Minato (@charlieminato) June 11, 2015

• Santa Clara, Inc. files for a trademark on “BONESHAKER”

Santa Clara, Inc. (@JRCigars) has filed for a trademark on “BONESHAKER" pic.twitter.com/vYZ5I6fj5M

— Charlie Minato (@charlieminato) June 11, 2015

Legislation

• Louisiana Cigar Tax Hike Stopped
• Ohio Senate Proposes Tobacco Tax Increase

• Fort Ann, N.Y. Passes Beach Smoking Ban
• Santa Clara County, Calif. Raises Minimum Tobacco Purchasing Age to 21
• Upper Arlington, Ohio Raises Minimum Tobacco Purchasing Age to 21

Charlie Minato

I am an editor and co-founder of halfwheel.com/Rueda Media, LLC. I previously co-founded and published TheCigarFeed, one of the two predecessors of halfwheel. I have written about the cigar industry for more than a decade, covering everything from product launches to regulation to M&A. In addition, I handle a lot of the behind-the-scenes stuff here at halfwheel. I enjoy playing tennis, watching boxing, falling asleep to the Le Mans 24, wearing sweatshirts year-round and eating gyros. echte liebe.